The TaipeiTimes reports that Philips will launch a new chip today that will enable DVD+RW recording at 8x, and CD-R writing at 32x. The new chip also incoorporates Mount Rainier for DVD+RW. This should make a DVD+RW easier to use and make it more protected against scratches and fingerprints.
8x DVD+RW writing would allow you to write an entire disc in about 7 minutes. Philips and Sony aim also to have the DVD+RW disc to replace the videotape.
"Now you can burn a video or data disk in less than 15 minutes. With our new eight-speed product, you can burn a disk in less than seven minutes," Fransen said. DVD+RW will also replace videotape. A drawback of current DVD players is that they can't record. DVD+RW will change that. A DVD+RW disk is able to store two hours of high-quality video. |
To make DVD disks as user-friendly as floppy disks and videotape, Philips has included design features that allow users to handle the disks more frequently. The new DVD+RW chip incorporates fingerprint correction technology, which is able to read the data on a disk no matter how many times it has been handled. Previously, disks with fingerprints on them can skip or even fail.
Philips' chips also have the ability to read data even when there are scratches on the disk's surface. "We can eliminate scratches of up to 3mm and we will increase this size over time," Fransen said.
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Source: Taipeitimes.com
